Turkish geophysical engineer, seismologist, professor, PhD Ovgün Ahmet Ercan: made a statement in which he named the safest provinces in Turkey with low probability of destructive earthquakes. There are 21 of them in total:
▪ Kırklareli
▪ Zonguldak
▪ Kastamonu
▪ Sinop
▪ Samsun
▪ Giresun
▪ Ordu
▪ Trabzon
▪ Rize
▪ Artvin
▪ Mardin
▪ Siirt
▪ Batman
▪ Shanlıurfa
▪ Mersin
▪ Antalya
▪ Konya
▪ Karaman
▪ Nowhere
▪ Nevşehir
▪ Ankara